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This week in 5 numbers: Another private nonprofit college plans cuts
We’re rounding up some of our top stories of the week, from job eliminations at Marietta College to insights into why community college students stop out.
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Education Department to ease FAFSA verification requirements this year
The agency is temporarily rolling back administrative requirements as colleges grapple with an abridged financial aid timeline.
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Most HR leaders say half of workers will need reskilling in coming years
The clock is ticking as leaders try to tackle the skills gap, emphasizing a need for skills-based talent strategies, a recent report says.
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Hybrid state funding model may increase community college enrollment
However, completion rates for degrees and certificates are not affected by the funding mechanism, researchers found.
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Marietta College to cut 3 dozen administrators and faculty
The move comes after the private nonprofit in Ohio unveiled plans last year to eliminate 10 academic programs with low enrollment.
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Foxx will not seek another term as House education committee chair
The congresswoman has been a vocal critic of the Education Department, including its pandemic spending and Title IX regulatory efforts.
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Nebraska lawmakers to debate DEI, tenure bills
Lawmakers will discuss two Republican-led proposals that reflect broader higher ed trends.
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Indiana proposal to overhaul tenure moves forward
A Republican-sponsored bill would create tenure standards related to intellectual diversity and the variety of ideologies students are exposed to.
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Almost half of stopped-out community college students cite work as major reason for leaving
Other top reasons include cost, child care responsibilities and lost ambition, according to a New America survey.
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University of California and Cal State push back May 1 commitment deadline
The two systems, which collectively enroll more than 600,000 undergraduates, are moving back the date amid Free Application for Federal Student Aid delays.
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For-profit owner agrees to dismiss CEO, CFO as part of Education Department settlement
The agreement stems from accusations that International Education Corp.’s colleges violated federal student aid regulations.
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Community colleges, Head Start partner to expand affordable child care access
The “Kids on Campus” campaign includes a user guide with model programs and recommendations for launching successful partnerships.
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Deep DiveAs states drop degree requirements, does a 4-year diploma’s value change?
Although new policies are propping up workers without degrees, experts say higher education will continue to play a role in hiring decisions and pay rates.
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Birmingham-Southern could get second chance at state bailout
An Alabama bill would install a new loan administrator to replace the state treasurer, who denied the college's application for $30 million.
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Foxx demands Cardona resignation over antisemitism response
The Republican lawmaker said failure to condemn a chant as antisemitic amounted to “cowardly evasion.”
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Just 16% of community college students transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree
This rate hasn’t increased much over the past several years, according to new research from a trio of organizations.
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Pennsylvania governor pitches sharp funding increase for higher education overhaul
Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, proposed a 15% funding bump for the state’s public university system and its community colleges.
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High school senior FAFSA submissions drop almost 57% year over year, NCAN finds
The form was available about three months later than usual, and seniors submitted roughly 676,000 forms by late January.
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Dartmouth College revives standardized testing requirement for applicants
Data suggested that high-achieving but less-advantaged students were withholding scores that would have benefited them, researchers found.
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Amid rocky FAFSA rollout, Education Department to deploy staff to help colleges
The effort aims to smooth the so-far bumpy debut of the new form, which has been hampered by delays and glitches.
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Baldwin Wallace University unveils job and program cuts to address budget deficit
The private Ohio institution has operated in the red for the past two years and has seen a decline in enrollment over the last decade.
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Title IX regulations advance to White House after significant delay
The Education Department is closer to finalizing the controversial regulation, which it aimed to release in March after two previous delays.
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Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay
The moves come after the U.S. Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March.
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Jamestown Business College ceases enrollment of new students, plans to close
The New York for-profit blamed "the college’s size and the expanding government regulations" for its impending closure.
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Opinion // President SpeaksColleges need a deliberate online strategy to better serve first-generation students
Higher education leaders won’t meet the moment if their virtual courses merely replicate face-to-face learning, Western Governors University’s leader says.
